Right now, any person can request copies of police body camera video, recorded by Fort Myers or Cape Coral officers. That is, unless the video is part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the same as any public record. But a new bill, passed in the Florida Senate this week, would restrict access to body cam videos […]
Editorial: U.S. attorney should ask more questions about governor, FDLE – Tampa Bay Times
It’s about time. Finally someone with the power to subpoena witnesses has taken an interest in Gov. Rick Scott’s political interference at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh’s staff has interviewed former FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey, and that should be the beginning of an investigation into the governor’s manipulation of the […]
More news outlets join Sunshine suit against Scott – Herald-Tribune
Several news organizations have joined a Sunshine lawsuit filed last week against Gov. Rick Scott, according to a Sarasota attorney leading the case. Eight newspapers, two television stations, two media companies and a nonprofit investigative reporter organization have joined the suit, which claims that Scott violated the state’s Sunshine Law in communicating with Cabinet members […]
